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May 30, 2025 ¡ª The United States Attorney¡¯s Office announced William Philip Werschler, of Spokane, Washington, along with his businesses Spokane Dermatology Clinic, Premier Clinical Research L.L.C., and 3rd and Sherman Plaza L.L.C., have agreed to pay $1,400,000 to resolve claims under the False Claims Act related to alleged misspending of funds intended to benefit struggling businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

May 20, 2025 ¡ª Companies operating two Pittsburgh-area nursing homes have been sentenced in federal court to pay a total of more than $15 million in restitution for their convictions of making false statements in connection with the payment of health care benefits and for the purpose of obstructing and impeding the investigation and proper administration of a matter within the jurisdiction of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today.

May 21, 2025 ¡ª Acting United States Attorney April M. Leon announced that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Leslie Henry Wilson, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to 12 months in federal prison following her conviction for failure to pay federal taxes. The Court further sentenced Wilson to serve three years of supervised release following her term of imprisonment and ordered her to pay $598,774.51 in restitution.

Aug. 28, 2024 ¡ª Jose Vicente Badillo, Kirill Afanasyev, Jason Naraja, and Jaime Respicio have been charged in an indictment with various crimes related to two schemes to defraud auto insurance companies, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey; IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael Mosley of the Oakland Field Office; and FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp.

December 12, 2023 ¡ª Nemr Hallak, a citizen of Canada and Lebanon charged with operating a telemarketing fraud and money laundering conspiracy, was extradited from Greece to the United States to face charges in the Northern District of California, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey, U.S. Postal Inspector in Charge Rafael Nunez, and Internal Revenue Service ¨C Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) Acting Special Agent in Charge Mark Silva of the Oakland Field Office.

December 15, 2023 ¡ª A Bellevue, Washington, tax preparer was indicted this week on 14 counts of aiding and assisting with the preparation and presentation of false tax returns, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Thanjavur Manavalan, the owner and operator of Mano Accounting Services, made his initial appearance on the indictment today. He entered a plea of "not guilty," and trial was scheduled in front of U.S. District Judge Lauren King on February 20, 2024.

December 19, 2023 ¡ª The 45-year-old former owner of two Snohomish County restaurants was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 10 months in prison, a $10,000 fine and two years of supervised release for tax evasion announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Si Yong Kim failed to pay taxes on more than $1.7 million in income at two sushi restaurants: Oshima and Si Joy.

November 3, 2023 ¡ª A former Gadsden-area pharmacist and city school board member was sentenced yesterday for drug distribution conspiracy and tax crimes, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, Acting Special Agent in Charge Demetrius D. Hardeman of IRS Criminal Investigation (CI), and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley.

May 24, 2023 ¡ª Isaac Lamont Dawson, Jackson Kyalo Ndoyo, and Dontrell Rayshar Barnes, each plead guilty today to conspiracy to commit wire fraud for fraudulently obtaining Paycheck Protection Act ("PPP") COVID-19 loans. The defendants sought relief on behalf of various companies they owned including companies listed as purportedly being engaged in catering, music production, and construction. They all face up to 20 years in prison.

Feb. 26, 2025 ¡ª Stephanie L. Roberts of Gastonia, N.C., was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for stealing thousands of dollars from a non-profit corporation for cancer patients, announced Lawrence J. Cameron, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. In addition to the prison term imposed, Roberts was ordered to serve two years under court supervision, and to pay $157,722.69 in restitution to the non-profit victim and $62,612 to the Internal Revenue Service.